Rajendra Prasad was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, scholar and subsequently, the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. He was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. Upon independence in 1947, he was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India which prepared the Constitution of India.
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Rajendra Prasad was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, scholar and subsequently, the first President of India, in office from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. He was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. Upon independence in 1947, he was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament. When India became a republic in 1950, Pr asad was elected its first president by theConstituentAssembly. As president, he established a tradition of non-partisanship and independence for the office-bearer, and retired from Congress party politics. Although a ceremonial head of state, he encouraged the development of education in India and advised the Nehru government on several occasions. In 1957, he became the only president to serve two full terms, and stayed in office for the longest term of around 12 years.
He played a major role in forming the Bihari Students Conference in 1906. He also played a prominent role in the upcoming Non-co-operation Movement and Non-harhar Movement. He died on December 25, 1962. His funeral was held at his home in Bihar, India, where he was born and grew up. He is survived by his wife, Rajavanshi Devi, and a son, Mahendra, and two daughters, Shashidhar and Ravi. His daughter, Ravi, is now a member of the Supreme Court of India. She was the first Indian woman to be awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, for her services to the country in the independence movement. She died in 2012 at the age of 98. His son Mahendar, who is also a lawyer, was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest award for services to India, for his work in the field of education. He has also been awarded India’s highest honour, the Padmabhushan, forservices to the nation.
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